Comparison of upper body alignment assessment in traditional and Aston paradigm

Mohammad Kargar; Ali Shamsi Majelan

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v5nS2.13889

Authors

Mohammad Kargar MSc Student of Corrective Exercise and sport injuries Faculty of P.E & Sport Sciences University of Guilan, Iran
Ali Shamsi Majelan Assistant professor, Department of Corrective exercise and sport injuries Faculty of P.E & Sport Sciences University of Guilan, Iran

Keywords:

traditional assessment, Aston paradigm, musculoskeletal screening, upper body assessment

Abstract

Introduction: From the past until now, many different methods have been tried to measure upper body abnormalities. The Aston evaluation model is one of these new methods of measurement. The purpose of this study is to compare the evaluation of upper body alignment in two traditional and Aston evaluation models. Materials and Methods: 60 students between 13 and 17 participated in this study. The craniovertebral method was used to evaluate forward head posture, the flexible ruler method was used to evaluate kyphosis and lordosis, and the Scoliometer was used to evaluate uneven shoulder and Scoliosis. A camera was also used to assess the upper direction of the trunk using the Aston model evaluation method. In this study, a non-parametric chi-square test was used to compare evaluations in the two methods. Results: The results of this study indicate that There is no significant difference between traditional and Aston measurements in assessing the alignment of the thoracic and lumbar spine in the sagittal and frontal plane. However, there is a significant difference between the two measurement methods in assessing the cervical spine and shoulder.

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